USH Mexican American War

​Mexican American War Vocabulary

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​Manifest Destiny: that we have the right to own and settle land out West/ que tenemos derecho a poseer y asentar tierras en el Oeste

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Annex

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​to add territory to one's land./ para agregar territorio a la tierra de uno.

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candidate

​A person who is working to get elected/. Una persona que está trabajando para ser elegida

Subject | Subject

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​James Polk and Henry Clay were candidates for president in 1844. Polk was for slavery. Clay was not. Polk won the election./James Polk y Henry Clay fueron candidatos a presidente en 1844. Polk estaba a favor de la esclavitud. Clay no lo era. Polk ganó las elecciones.

​imbalance

not being equal

​Many Americans moved West to Texas. In 1820, it was part of Mexico. In time, more Americans than Mexicans lived in Texas. This imbalance upset the Mexica government./ no ser igual

Muchos estadounidenses se mudaron al oeste, a Texas. En 1820, era parte de México. Con el tiempo, más estadounidenses que mexicanos vivían en Texas. Este desequilibrio molestó al gobierno Mexica. 

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dictator

​a ruler with total power/ un gobernante con poder total

In the 1820's, Mexico was ruled by the dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana. He did not want to keep letting Americans come to Texas. So, the Americans in Texas rebelled. (They fought against the government.)​/ En la década de 1820, México estaba gobernado por el dictador Antonio López de Santa Ana. No quería seguir permitiendo que los estadounidenses vinieran a Texas. Entonces, los estadounidenses en Texas se rebelaron. (Lucharon contra el gobierno.)​/ 

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​Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

​cession

giving up of rights, territory, or property by a state.

​Mexico gave up land (for a price in this case) when the U.S. won the Mexican American War.

• California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming

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